Gay Hendricks

Gay Hendricks (b. 1945, Leesburg, Florida) is a psychologist, writer and practitioner in the field of personal growth, relationships, and the mind-body connection.^[1] He is best known for his work in relationship enhancement and in the development of conscious breathing exercises.^[2] After receiving his Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University in 1974, Gay began teaching at the University of Colorado. He spent 20 years at the University of Colorado before moving on to found The Hendricks Institute.^[3] He conducts workshops with his wife of more than 25 years, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks. Together they have authored over 25 books. They have appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, where their work was first introduced to a wide audience.^[4]

Hendricks has also written and produced movies with inspirational content.^[5] He served as producer and writer on the Louise Hay movie, You Can Heal Your Life.

Partial bibliography

• The Centering Book, with Russel Wills. Prentice Hall, 1975. ISBN 978-0131221840
• Learning to Love Yourself: A Guide to Becoming Centered Atria Books, 1982. ISBN 0671763938
• Radiance! Breathwork, Movement and Body-Centered Psychotherapy, with Kathlyn Hendricks. Wingbow Press, 1991. ISBN 978-0914728726
• Centering and the Art of Intimacy, with Kathlyn Hendricks. Simon & Schuster, 1992. ISBN 978-0671762131
• Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment, with Kathlyn Hendricks. Bantam Books, 1992. ISBN 0553354116
• At the Speed of Life, with Kathlyn Hendricks. Bantam Books, 1994. ISBN 978-0553373813
• Conscious Breathing: Breathwork for Health, Stress Release, and Personal Mastery Bantam Books, 1995. ISBN 0-553-347443-5 ^[6][7]
• The Corporate Mystic: A Guidebook for Visionaries with Their Feet on the Ground, with Kate Ludeman. Bantam Books, 1997. ISBN 978-0553374940
• The Conscious Heart: Seven Soul-Choices that Create Your Relationship Destiny, with Kathlyn Hendricks. Bantam Books, 1999. ISBN 0553374915
• Conscious Living: How to Create a Life of Your Own Design, HarperCollins, 2001. ISBN 978-0062514875
• Achieving Vibrance Three Rivers Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0609809396
• Breathing Ecstasy: Finding Sexual Bliss Using the Incredible Power of Breath, with Kathlyn Hendricks. Three Rivers Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0609809389
• Conscious Golf Rodale Books, 2003. ISBN 978-1579546939
• Lasting Love: The 5 Secrets of Growing a Vital, Conscious Relationship, with Kathlyn Hendricks. Rodale Books, 2004. ISBN 978-1579548322
• Spirit-Centered Relationships, with Kathlyn Hendricks. Hay House, 2005. ISBN 978-1401908874
• Five Wishes: How Answering One Simple Question Can Make Your Dreams Come True New World Library, 2007. ISBN 978-1577315988
• Attracting Genuine Love, with Kathlyn Hendricks. Sounds True, 2009. ISBN 978-1591797050
• The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level HarperOne, 2009. ISBN 978-0061735349

References

1. ^ Hendricks as keynote speaker at Liberation 2010 conference
2. ^ American Medical Student Association book recommendation
3. ^ Conscious Breathing, Bantam Books, 1995 ISBN 0-553-347443-5 (about the author)
4. ^ http://www.oprah.com/oprahradio/Taking-the-Big-Leap-Audio from oprah.com Taking the Big Leap, May 14, 2009
5. ^ New York Times Movie & TV biographies
6. ^ Review in Yoga Journal, June 1995
7. ^ Publisher's website

External links

• The Hendricks Institute
• The Big Leap website
• Gay Hendricks at the Internet Movie Database
• Weblog at Huffington Post
• interview at New Dimensions Radio October 4 2009